In Orthodox Christianity, icons are never worshippord, but they are honored or venerated. The Second Commandment says, "You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything the is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth"(Ex. 20:4,5). The warning her is (1) that we are not to image things which are limited to heaven and therefor unseen, and (2) we never bow down to or worship created, earthly things such as the golden calf. Does this condemn all imagery in worship? The Bible speeks for itself, and the answer is no. Just five chapters after the giving of the Ten Commandments,God, as recorded in Exodus 25, gives His divine blueprint, if you will, for the tabernacle. Specifically in verses 19 and 20, he commands images of cherubim to be placed above the mercy seat. Also, god promises to meet and speak with us through this imagery! Ex. 25:22 It is not true imagery which is condemned in Scripture, but false imagery.
2007-11-02
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